Action 7 News was the only station there Thursday night as Bernalillo County sheriff's deputies hauled Brenda Nieto away in handcuffs.

Action 7 News was the only station there Thursday night as Bernalillo County sheriff's deputies hauled Brenda Nieto away in handcuffs.

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Updated: 1:57 PM MDT Sep 3, 2016

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WEBVTT ACTION 7 NEWS REPORTER MEGAN CRUZ IS LIVE AT THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE WITH THE NEW DETAILS. MEGAN: A PICTURE SPEAKS A THOUSAND WORDS. WELL TONIGHT THESE PICTURES TOLD DEPUTIES THIS MOTHER, BELONGED BEHIND BARS. PEOPLE IN THE SOUTH VALLEY WERE IN DISBELIEF. DISGUSTED, BY WHAT'S INSIDE THIS HOUSE DOWN THE STREET. YESTERDAY BERNALILLO COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPUTIES ARRESTED THE HOMEOWNER, BRENDA NIETO FOR CHILD ABUSE, TELLING US T HOUSE WAS UNSAFE FOR HER TWO TEENAGERS. NOW WE'RE SEEING WHAT THE DEPUTIES SAW. EXCLUSIVE PICTURES SHOW FILTHY MATTRESSES, CIGARETTE BUTTS, AND TRASH EVERYWHERE. AND ACCORDING TO COURT DOCUMENTS, DEPUTIES ALSO SAW DOG FECES IN A LOT OF THE ROOMS, AND NOTICED ONLY THE KITCHEN HAD RUNNING WATE >> THAT IS NO PLACE FOR THEM TO HAVE KIDS. MEGAN: THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE SAYS THIS CASE IS PART OF OPERATION SAFE CHILD. THAT'S WHEN DEPUTIES CHECK UP ON KIDS EVEN IF, THEY'RE NOT IN IMMEDIATE DANGER, BUT POSSIBLY AT RISK. IN THIS CASE, THEY SAY ONE OF NIETO'S KIDS WAS SKIPPING CLASS. THE SCHOOL HAD CALLED IN SOME CONCERNS. MEGAN: NEIGHBORS SAY THEY SUPPORT THIS PROGRAM, AND WISH OTHER POLICE AGENCIES DID THEM TOO. BECAUSE WHAT'S NEGLECT NOW COULD ESCALATE TO ABUS IT'S IMPORTANT FOR OUR KIDS TO BE SAFE AND FEEL SAFE IN THEIR OWN HOUSE. MEGAN: THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE SAYS THEY UNFROTUNATEELY CAN'T DO THIS SORT OF OPERATION OFTEN, BECAUSE DEPUTIES ARE TIED UP ON OTHER CRIMES THAT DO REQUIRE

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Action 7 News was the only station there Thursday night as Bernalillo County sheriff's deputies hauled Brenda Nieto away in handcuffs.